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Read the full story in The Hill» The Trump administration Friday announced it would make 725,000 acres of land in California’s central coast open to oil and gas lease sales, ending a five-year moratorium. The decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) made the federal land available for fossil fuel production across Fresno, Monterey, […]
Continue ReadingRead the full story in The Hill» President Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will be removing California’s tailpipe emissions waiver under the Clean Air Act, a decision likely to face fierce backlash in courts. Trump made the announcement via Twitter while touring California for private fundraisers and a visit to the border with Mexico. The tweet came […]
Continue ReadingRead the full story in The Hill» Mary Nichols, the woman who for more than 15 years has led the fight to improve California’s poor air quality, says she’s not a fan of a nickname she’s acquired: Queen of Green. “I actually hate the title,” Nichols told The Hill during a recent phone interview. “We […]
Continue ReadingRead the full story in The Hill» The state of California is suing the Trump administration for details behind the decision it made to lower the standards on tailpipe emissions for cars and trucks. The suit filed by the Golden State on Friday demands the Trump administration release the underlying data and analysis it used to […]
Continue ReadingRead the full story in The Hill» President Trump on Tuesday volleyed a number of attacks at California over the state’s water practices and fire management, going so far as to threaten withholding future federal aid. Speaking at an address to the White House State Leadership Day Conference, Trump warned California to “get on the ball” with how it […]
Continue ReadingRead the full story in The Hill» Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is seizing on California’s wildfires to promote a policy long-supported by Republicans — that fires could be stopped if forests were logged. The former Montana congressman is poised to push the benefits of what’s known as forest management at an event with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in California on […]
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Huge debris piles, homes full of mud and rugged terrain have created what many workers describe as among the most challenging rescue efforts they have faced MONTECITO, Calif.—Four days after a rainstorm unleashed mudslides here, sending house-sized boulders crashing into communities already worn down by a season of severe wildfires, officials and residents are still struggling to size up the […]
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Number of people being investigated as missing rises to 43; sheriff says ‘searching for a miracle’ MONTECITO, Calif.—Officials raised the number of people being investigated as missing after deadly mudslides in the area to 43 and ordered residents here out of their homes to ease movement for crews, reflecting a treacherous rescue effort. Santa Barbara […]
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Seventeen people were killed in disaster that caught residents off-guard MONTECITO, Calif.—The sun emerged here a day after mudslides killed 17 people and destroyed 100 homes, illuminating the massive scope of an unfolding disaster that caught many residents off-guard. Rescue workers on Wednesday continued searching for at least 17 missing people, and worked to reach dozens more […]
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